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Author
Series
Sunny side up volume 2
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In the mid-1970s Sunny Lewin is back, star of her personal show, facing the prospect of Middle School, and dealing with the problems of her somewhat dysfunctional family--in particular her older brother, Dale, who has been sent off to a military academy because of his delinquent behavior.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of the Haitian Revolution and its role in Napoleon's decision to sell Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe the whole Louisiana Territory, when they sought to buy only New Orleans.
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholatic
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Ten-year-old George Calder can't wait to explore every inch of the Titanic, even if his little sister, Phoebe, has to tag along. But when George sneaks away without her and ventures into the first class baggage room, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever"--Provided by publisher
Author
Series
Sunny side up volume 3
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Sunny's just made it to middle school . . . and it's making her life very confusing. All her best friend Deb wants to talk about is fashion, boys, makeup, boys, and being cool. Sunny's not against any of these things, but she also doesn't understand why suddenly everything revolves around them. She's much more comfortable when she's in her basement, playing Dungeons & Dragons with a bunch of new friends. Because when you're swordfighting and spider-slaying,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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[Lasell] Graphic Works Display
[Lasell] Graphic Works Master List
[Lasell] Women's History
Natick-Morse Get Drawn In to Graphic Novels!
[Lasell] Graphic Works Master List
[Lasell] Women's History
Natick-Morse Get Drawn In to Graphic Novels!
Description
"An historical and imaginative tour-de-force, WAKE brings to light for the first time the existence of enslaved black women warriors, whose stories can be traced by carefully scrutinizing historical records; and where the historical record goes silent, WAKE reconstructs the likely past of two female rebels, Adono and Alele, on the slave ship The Unity. WAKE is a graphic novel that offers invaluable insight into the struggle to survive whole as a black...
Author
Language
English
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[Lasell] Graphic Works Master List
Dedham's Romancing the Library 2023 YA
Medfield Cozy Reads for Teens - Mysterious and Magical
Natick-Morse Pride 2024
Dedham's Romancing the Library 2023 YA
Medfield Cozy Reads for Teens - Mysterious and Magical
Natick-Morse Pride 2024
Description
Prince Sebastian hides form his parents his secret life of dressing up as the the hottest fashion icon in Paris, the fabulous Lady Crystallia, while his friend Frances the dressmaker strives to keep her friend's secret.
Author
Series
Big ideas that changed the world volume 3
Language
English
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Description
"A Shot in the Arm!, book 3 in the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, is the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease. Beginning with smallpox-perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date-and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax, rabies, cholera, and influenza. The book is narrated...
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Language
English
Formats
Description
John Wesley Powell always had the spirit of adventure in him. As a young man, he traveled all over the United States exploring. When the Civil War began, Powell went to fight for the Union, and even after he lost most of his right arm, he continued to fight until the war was over. In 1869, he embarked with the Colorado River Exploring Expedition-- ten men in four boats-- to float through the Grand Canyon. Ten explorers went in, but only six came out....
Author
Series
Moriarty the patriot volume 15
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2020]-
Language
English
Description
"The untold story of Sherlock Holmes' greatest rival, Moriarty! Before he was Sherlock's rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans can spin out of control--will Moriarty's dream of a more just and equal world turn him into a hero...or a monster? In the late 19th century, Great Britain rules over a quarter of the world. Nobles sit...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In History Comics: The Challenger Disaster, we turn the clock back to January 28, 1986. Seven astronauts boarded the space shuttle Challenger on what would be a routine mission. All eyes and cameras were on crew member Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher, who was set to become the first private citizen in space. Excitement filled the air as the clock counted down to liftoff. But at T-plus seventy-three seconds after launch, the unthinkable happened......
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 8
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox becomes caught up in a gunfight between American and British troops during the American Revolution.
13) Hoops
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Bedford Library: 2024-2025 MCBA Nominees
Cary Library's Best Books of 2023 - For Children
Massachusetts Children's Book Award Nominees 2024-2025 (4th-6th Grade)
New England Book Awards
Cary Library's Best Books of 2023 - For Children
Massachusetts Children's Book Award Nominees 2024-2025 (4th-6th Grade)
New England Book Awards
Description
"A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares's debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports. It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls' basketball team is in their rookie season. Despite being undefeated, they practice at night in the elementary school and play to empty bleachers. Unlike the boys' team, the Lady Bears have no buses to deliver them to away games...
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 5
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
No grizzly has ever killed a human in Glacier National Park before ... until tonight. Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family come to Glacier every year. Mel loves it here -- the beautiful landscapes and wildlife make it easy to forget her real-world troubles. But this year is different. With Mom gone, every moment in the park is a reminder of the past. Then Mel comes face-to-face with a mighty grizzly. She knows basic bear safety: Don't turn your...
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 9
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
With his French village under Nazi control, Paul Colbert joins a secret resistance after rescuing an American paratrooper and gets his chance to make a difference in the midst of the largest invasion in history, working to do his part in turning horror into hope.
17) The Iliad
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"More than three thousand years ago, two armies faced off in an epic battle that rewrote history--the Trojan War. The Iliad, Homer's legendary account of this decade-long ordeal, is considered the greatest war story of all time and one of the most important works of Western literature. In this thoroughly researched and artfully rendered graphic novel, renowned illustrator Gareth Hinds captures all the grim glory of Homer's epic. Dynamic illustrations...
18) Snow White
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Description
The scene: New York City. The dazzling lights cast shadows that grow ever darker as the glitzy prosperity of the Roaring Twenties screeches to a halt. Enter a cast of familiar characters: a young girl, Samantha White, returning after being sent away by her cruel stepmother, the Queen of the Follies, years earlier; her father, the King of Wall Street, who survives the stock market crash only to suffer a strange and sudden death; seven street urchins,...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The year is 1872. The place, the Apache nations, a region torn apart by decades of war. The people, like Goyahkla, lose his family and everything he loves. After having a vision, the young Goyahkla approaches the Apache leader Cochise, and the entire Apache nation, to lead an attack against the Mexican village of Azripe. It is this wild display of courage that transforms the young brave Goyakhla into the Native American hero Geronimo. But the war...
20) Shubeik lubeik
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"A brilliant and imaginative debut graphic novel that brings to life a fantastical Cairo where wishes are real. Author, illustrator, and translator Deena Mohamed presents a literary, feminist, Arab-centric graphic novel that marries magic and the socio-political realities of contemporary Egypt. Shubeik Lubeik-a fairytale rhyme meaning "Your Wish is My Command" in Arabic-is the story of three characters navigating a world where wishes are literally...
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